Sale reports / South Carolina / Laurens Livestock Auction / 2021-07-28

Laurens Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Laurens, South Carolina · Wed, Jul 28
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1959
Feeder Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 235▲ 38 vs year ago 165 · +23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 109▲ 14 vs year ago 69 · +20.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 67▲ 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available this week due to limited comparable sales . Average offering of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.66/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$118.66
83 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.49
vs SC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2470128.6160444
Medium and Large 2441115.8851019thin
Small 1-2489105.5551710thin
Medium and Large 358093.2454010thin
One grade step is worth $35.37/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale83 hd
118.66
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SC average5 barns · 469 hd
124.15
−5.49
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,873100.271,8785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25872.5691349
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58669.031,0957thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93062.0157711

Every lot

68 lots · USDA AMS · Laurens Livestock Exchange - Laurens, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295156.25/cwt150.00–162.504612
Steers—Medium and Large 2326140.04/cwt135.00–145.004574
Steers—Small 1-2329128.75/cwt125.00–130.004244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340152.46/cwt150.00–155.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 2370139.93/cwt135.00–145.005183
Steers—Small 1-2383119.85/cwt115.00–125.004593
Steers—Small 1-2410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 2435137.50/cwt135.00–140.005982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513158.90/cwt155.00–163.008152
Steers—Small 1-2525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557148.23/cwt140.00–152.508263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605152.25/cwt152.00–152.509212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265117.50/cwt117.50–117.503111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318120.58/cwt117.50–125.003834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328130.00/cwt130.00–130.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360119.01/cwt117.00–120.004283
Heifers—Small 1-2380112.40/cwt110.00–115.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381132.82/cwt130.00–137.505068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424133.86/cwt130.00–140.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425116.50/cwt114.00–119.004952
Heifers—Small 1-2435104.89/cwt100.00–110.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458115.00/cwt115.00–115.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471131.11/cwt125.00–137.506189
Heifers—Medium and Large 348595.00/cwt95.00–95.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512125.97/cwt118.00–130.006458
Heifers—Small 1-2526103.99/cwt100.00–106.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 353090.98/cwt90.00–93.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537112.29/cwt110.00–115.006033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553112.51/cwt110.00–115.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 355594.00/cwt94.00–94.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569122.22/cwt120.00–126.006954
Heifers—Small 1-2580102.48/cwt100.00–105.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 361592.75/cwt92.50–93.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632118.56/cwt117.00–122.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635110.00/cwt105.00–115.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 372595.00/cwt95.00–95.006892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 341090.00/cwt90.00–90.003691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433131.40/cwt125.00–135.005696
Bulls—Small 1-2435113.07/cwt110.00–116.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463127.91/cwt125.00–130.005926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477136.59/cwt135.00–140.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521118.66/cwt115.00–125.006184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550115.00/cwt115.00–115.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577133.28/cwt130.00–135.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610126.73/cwt125.00–130.007734
Bulls—Medium and Large 361792.50/cwt92.00–93.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668114.33/cwt114.00–115.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 371097.00/cwt97.00–97.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 275099.00/cwt99.00–99.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 383590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4601
Bulls——1,905101.12/cwt96.00–104.001,9263
Bulls——2,010109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,1911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89868.33/cwt65.00–72.006144
Cows—Lean 85-90%94958.40/cwt54.00–63.005547
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25072.28/cwt66.00–79.0090445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32080.97/cwt80.00–82.001,0693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42060.00/cwt60.00–60.008521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58669.03/cwt65.00–74.001,0957
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2838683.90/cwt600.00–750.005,7316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,115935.00/cwt935.00–935.0010,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,194974.52/cwt925.00–1,000.0011,6365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,093.13/cwt1,000.00–1,180.0013,7305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,122.96/cwt1,035.00–1,200.0015,2722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2660700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,6201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29061,011.47/cwt900.00–1,100.009,1645

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.